Truss



sept. v 20, 193s. W A PEASE 2,130,697

TRUS S Filed April 6, 19.37

, Inventor'.

Patented Sept. 20, 1938 F'F'ic e TRUSS -f 4William' A. Pease, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to :i-

. The Ohio Truss Company, a corporation of Ohio Application April 6, 1937, Serial No. 135,256

3 Claims.

My invention relates to trusses of the type ordinarily .used `for the relief of rupture and similar conditions?Y One of the principal objects of thepresent invention is to provide new and improved means for the attachment of the body strap of the truss to the back pad thereof. It has heretofore been the practice to attach the body strap of a truss of the type mentioned to the back pad by means of some type of buckle or clip. Such attachment, however, presents inequalities in the structure Which interfere with the clothing of the wearer which frequently is pinched between the elements of the attaching device, Furthermore, such construction presents considerable metal surfaces which when affected by perspiration or other moisture has a tendency to rust and discolor the garments in contact therewith. The present invention overcomes these diiculties.

A further object of the invention is to provide protective guards on the free end of the body strap and the front end of the spring of a truss of the type mentioned which are so adjusted to each other that they may be rotated relatively, and yet maintain such close contiguous relation as will prevent pinching of the flesh of the wearer during relative movement of the parts.

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a truss constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan of the back pad of said truss.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail of the guard assembly between the body strapv and front pad.

Figure 5 is a section of the buckle and kidney shaped guard carried by the body strap on line 5 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a-section of the guard element mounted on the front end of the truss spring.

Figure 7 is a plan illustrating the operative assembly of the guard elements.

The numeral I indicates a truss spring of any ordinary type suitable for the purpose. The spring is protected by a sheathing 2 and carries near its front end a pad 3 which is adapted to be applied to the rupture or other condition to be treated. Adapted to be attached to the rear end of the spring is a back pad 4 which consists of a soft rubber pad 5 formed on a metal plate 6. Secured to the plate 6 by means of screws I-'I is a plate 8 under which the end 9 of the spring I is adapted to t. A screw Ill secures the end'of the spring to the plate B, as clearly shown in (Cl. 12S- 105) Figure 3. The rear portion ofl the back pad is provided -with a channelfll through ywhich the end of the spring passes'. Formed in the rear pad, and in alignment with the channel II is a wide channel I2 which serves as a socket to receive the end of the body strap I3. The strap end is secured in the channel by means of a screw I4 which passes through the back wall I5 of the channel I2 and engages in the plate 6. A washer I6 is interposed between the head of the screw and the rubber wall I5 of the channel.

Mounted on the front end of th-e spring I adjacent the pad 3 is a small rubber disk or pad I1; said pad has a socket I8 into which the end of the spring I extends, as clearly shown in Figure 6. A screw I9 is adapted to thread into the end of the spring through the rear wall of the disk, thereby securing the assembly; a shoulder 20 on the screw I9 serves to rigidify the attachment and to form an annular channel 2| for the slot 22 carried by buckle 23 adjustably mounted on the strap I3. Secured to the face plate 24 of the buckle is a kidney shaped pad 25, the front curve of said pad being in such position with relation to the slot 22 of the buckle that when the buckle and stud I9 are assembled said curve will be adjacent the circumference of the pad or .disk I'I. Both the disk I1 and the pad 25 are formed of rubber or other resilient material.

From the foregoing description the nature and construction of my new improved truss will be apparent. When the body strap is secured to the back pad in the socket or channel I2 it will be obvious of course that not only is the assembly unusually rm and durable but also a minimum of metal is exposed for contact or entanglement with the wearers garments. 'Ihe rear wall I5 of the channel being of rubber or other resilient and noncorroding material, and the edges of the channel being smooth and without obstruction it may be seen that the assembly will present a minimum of interference with the wearers apparel and that it cannot rust or otherwiseV discolor the same.

It will be equally obvious that when the buckle 23 is secured to the stud I9, the front connection between the strap and the spring end will be entirely guarded and protected by the rubber pads I1 and 25 which by reason of their curvilinear construction are adapted to rotate relatively to each other, while` at all times maintaining their contiguous relation, and serve to prevent any pinching engagement between the spring end and buckle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a truss comprising a spring, back and front pads secured thereto, said back pad consisting of a resilient body formed on a rigid plate, and a body strap, a socket formed in said resilient body in back of said plate, means arranged to pass through the rear Wall of said socket and said strap and to engage in said plate, whereby said back pad and said strap are secured together, a resilient disk on said spring adjacent said front pad, a stud c-entrally disposed in said disk, a buckle on the free end of said strap, said buckle having means arranged to engage said stud, and

a kidney shaped resilient pad on said buckle arranged to be disposed adjacent said disk when the buckle is secured to said stud.

2. In a truss comprising a spring and a front pad adjustably secured near one end thereof, a resilient disk secured on the end of said spring adjacent said front pad, a stud centrally disposed in said disk, a body strap, a buckle ad- 2,130,697 I Y s j justably secured on said strap, said buckle having means arranged to form a rotatable connection between said strap and spring, and a kidney shaped resilient pad on said buckle arranged to be disposed adjacent said disk when said buckle is secured to said stud.

3. In a truss comprising a spring and back and front pads secured thereto, said back pad consisting of a resilient body formed on a rigid plate, and a body strap, a socket formed in said resilient body in back of said plate, means arranged to pass through the rear Wall of said socket and said strap and to engage in said plate, whereby said back pad and said strap are secured together, a resilient disk secured on the end of said spring adjacent said front pad, a stud centrally disposed in said disk, a buckle adjustably secured on said strap, said buckle having means arranged to form a rotatable connection between said strap and spring, and a kidney shaped resilient pad on said buckle arranged to be disposed adjacent said disk when said buckle is secured to said stud.

WILLIAM A. PEASE. 

